Stella
From the “birthplace of tragedy” we get a distinctive variation of Carmen, which the future Zorba the Greek director Michael... View Article
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The Killing
Stanley Kubrick’s first major masterpiece proved to be the revisionist film noir, The Killing. Ingeniously utilizing multiple perspectives, non-linear storytelling... View Article
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Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday is a key work of one of the supreme masters of French comedy, Jacques Tati. It is... View Article
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Kanal
Master director Andrzej Wajda’s (1926-2016) 1950’s war trilogy came to mark the international breakthrough of Polish cinema. Between A Generation... View Article
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Svenska Filminstitutet: From the Archives
A true festival treat is taking place on Thursday: A Dutch pianist Maud Nelissen brings alive a curated collection of... View Article
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The Long Day Closes
Terence Davies’ – who visited Lapland in 2010 – intimate mosaic of childhood memories is set in mid-1950’s Liverpool and... View Article
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Not Here to Be Loved
Stéphane Brizé’s true breakthrough, the charming Not Here to Be Loved, feels familiar to a Finn because of the tangos... View Article
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The Teachers’ Lounge
Carla is new at the high school where she teaches maths and physical education. Her idealism annoys as well as... View Article
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She-Devil
Based on Fay Weldon’s novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1983), She-Devil features Ruth Patchett, a frumpy, physically... View Article
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Making Mr. Right
Set against Miami’s sun-drenched pastel colours and Art Deco architecture, this retrofuturistic genre hybrid of science fiction and romantic comedy... View Article
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